More Russians in Thailand
According to the data of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the tourist flow from Russia to Thailand increased by 57% in 2011. Thailand received 1 014 000 Russian citizens in 2011.
Even the flood in Thailand didn't affect the tourist flow from Russia. Every 20th tourist was Russian in Thailand in 2011. Russia took the 4th place in general rating of arrivals to Thailand. Just to note, the Russians took only the 8th place in 2010. Russia outstripped such countries as Korea, USA, Germany, France, UK, and giving way only for Malaysia (2.5 million people), China (1.76 million) and Japan (1.12 million).